Question

Last year in Kerry’s school, the ratio of students to teachers was 22:1. How many students were there if there were 8 teachers?
A)184
B)168
C)176
D)192

Answer 1

Let no. of students be x, teachers y
Ratio = x/y = 22/1
No. of teachers given is 8\[\frac{ x }{ 8}=\frac{ 22 }{ 1 }\] Cross multiply and solve for x. The result is the number of students.

Answer 2

C)?

Answer 3

yep...it is C

Answer 4

ok thanks :)

Answer 5

don't thank me....thank d3Xter for that great explanation.